A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1842

Junie had known Ye Fan for long enough to know that there was nothing she could do to change his mind once he had made his decision.

It was the same with the Black Jade Disc. Ye Fan was determined to have it.

After spending half a day talking him out of it and doing everything she could, she was still unable to stop him.

In the end, Junie had no choice but to go along with Ye Fan.

All she could do at the moment was to pray that Ye Fan could really obtain the money that he needed.

Otherwise, their trip to Jiangbei would have been wasted.

"A hundred and ten million!"

"One hundred and twenty million!"

Once the price had surpassed one hundred million, the entire venue had gone considerably quiet.

Then again, only those with immense financial capabilities remained.

Basically, the increment of the bid was in the range of tens of millions.

"One hundred and fifty million!"

Once again, Ye Fan offered a higher bid and raised it to one hundred and fifty million.

"Who's that man?"

"Is he also a martial artist?"

Ye Fan's aggressive bidding had garnered the attention of several people among the crowd.

One of them was an elderly man wearing a tiger mask, and he frowned.

"Sir, it looks like this person wants the Black Jade Disc very badly. I think we should stop bidding for it."

"Under these circumstances, the price will be way higher than what we are prepared to pay for even if we end up winning it." "It's not worth the effort. Moreover, we may end up offending a powerful martial artist."

Ye Fan's aggressive manner did end up stopping many bidders.

In that instant, those who had been bidding decided to withdraw.

In the end, only one other person was bidding against Ye Fan.

After a short moment of silence, a calm voice called out, "A hundred and sixty million!"

The crowd gasped when they heard the bid.

The bidder, who was in his early thirties, was not wearing any mask. It seemed that he was not afraid to reveal his identity.

After offering his bid, the man even stood up and looked at Ye Fan. "Sir, please let me have this Black Jade Disc. Just take it as I owe you a favor. If you need a favor, you're always welcome to look for me at the Meng family at LivingsfilL Remember, my name is Meng Chuan!"

What? Meng Chuan?

"He's MengChuan?" "He's the son of Meng Wanjun, the richest man?"

"The prince of Jiangbei?"

The moment Meng Chuan revealed his identity, the crowd went wild.

Everyone started discussing, and they turned to look at him.

There were even people who went up and greeted him.

Even the host of the auction, Xiaoya, looked at Meng Chuan flirtatiously the moment she found out who he was. "Meng Chuan?"

While everyone was being respectful toward Meng Chuan, Ye Fan raised his brows and smiled with disdain.

Even Junie could not help but look at Meng Chuan longer than she would at most men.

"This love rival of yours is not bad-looking. He's handsome, dignified, and comes from a prominent and wealthy family. It looks like you are in trouble."

Junie shook her head and smiled. She looked as if she was enjoying a good show.

Ye Fan did not give a d*mn or even feel the least threatened by him at all.

No matter how handsome and powerful Meng Chuan is, he will never be comparable to Ye Qingtlan. Everyone knows that Ye Qingtlan is the most handsome-looking man In the martial arts world. Still, it was me who had won the heart of the beauty.

Furthermore, Ye Fan had always felt that he was just as good-looking and charming as anyone else.

If not, Ye Qingtian would not have been defeated by him.

Hence, Ye Fan did not take Junie's comments to heart. With a contemptuous smile, he said, "Meng Chuan is indeed extraordinary. But in terms of looks, he's nothing compared to me."

Junie eyed him with disdain. Even after this fellow has died once, he is still as shameless as ever.

Once again, Ye Fan raised his paddle.

"Two hundred million!"

What?

"D*mn it! Are you crazy? We only have two hundred million, and you just spent all of it?" Ye Fan's action upset Junie so much that she protested.

Everyone else at the auction was also taken aback.

"Who is this person?"

"He won't even give in to Mr. Meng?"

"That's so unbelievable!"

"Since when did we have someone as arrogant as him in Livingsfill?"

The crowd began murmuring among themselves, and some eyed Ye Fan with curiosity while others looked at him in fear and pity.

True enough, after beseeching Ye Fan to back off, Ye Fan's latest bid was a slap on Meng Chuan's face. In that instant, Meng Chuan's face darkened.

He looked at Ye Fan icily.

"Well, well! It looks to me like you want to declare war against me. But, even so, I think you have picked the wrong opponent since we are dealing with money."

The challenge from Ye Fan had invoked the fighting spirit and fury in Meng Chuan.

The Meng family was a legendary and prominent family in Jiangbei.

Over the years, no one had dared to be disrespectful to Meng Chuan.

That was the first time someone had publicly defied him.

While both parties were hyped up and ready to fight, the auctioneer was thrilled. Hahaha! Fight! Fight!

She had been in charge of several auctions over the years, and the scene in front of her was what she yearned for the most.

Under a circumstance like that, the bid was no longer about the value of the item. Rather, it was a matter of will.

As such, the auction house would be the one that benefitted the most.

As the auctioneer, Xiaoya stood to gain a substantial sum of commission.

Just as Xiaoya was becoming delighted, Ye Fan's gaze landed on her.

"If I didn't see wrongly, the item that you are auctioning is defective. This Black Jade Disc has a significant crack. I think after another four or five uses, it will be shattered completely. When you were introducing the item earlier on, you didn't seem to have mentioned that aspect."

"This..." Xiaoya's face turned pale immediately.

She could not understand how Ye Fan had insider knowledge of that item.

Ye Fan was right. During the inspection, they did find a crack on the Black Jade Disc.

However, magical artifacts were rare. Moreover, that item had been left behind by a great Elysian Master who had disappeared a long time ago.

The auction house felt that amateurs would not be able to spot a minor flaw like that.

That was why they decided to conceal the truth so that the item could fetch a high price at the auction.

They did not expect anybody to be able to see the flaw.

"What?"

"Defective item?"

"Is it true or not?"

"They're trying to auction off a defective item by passing it off as a high-quality one?"

"What is this auction house doing?"

"Are they trying to cheat us?"

Ye Fan's words shocked everyone and caused an uproar among the bidders.

When the auctioneer realized that the situation was not in their favor, she hastily said that she was not sure and took the Black Jade Disc for another round of inspection.

Half an hour later, Xiaoya appeared again. She bowed and apologized, "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for waiting. After another round of inspection by our appraiser with the directors of the Jiangbei Martial Arts Association as attestors, we are now certain that the Black Jade Disc is indeed defective. I hereby apologize to each and every one of you for this grave oversight by our auction house. We thank that gentleman over there for pointing this out. Otherwise, our auction house would have committed a serious mistake. Please allow me to apologize to everyone for this unpleasant experience. At the same time, al of you will receive a small token as a sign of our sincere apology. As for the gentleman over there, we have decided to give the Black Jade Disc to him as a sign of our appreciation. The Black Jade Disc may be defective, but it can still be used another five times. Therefore, it still possesses certain value. We hope that the gentleman won't mind."